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trapball
[
trap
-bawl]
/ˈtræpˌbɔl/
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noun
1.
an old game in which a
ball
placed on the hollowed end of a
trap
is thrown into the air by striking the other end of the
trap
with a bat and then driven to a distance with the bat.
2.
the
ball
used in this game.
Origin of
trapball
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1650-1660
First recorded in
1650-60;
trap
1
+
ball
1
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trapball
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